Courtly life in 18th century Versailles is widely remembered as "a world of pure fantasy frolics", said Jonathan Jones in The ...

A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal pedigrees, authorities ...

Bill Pallot, an undisputed specialist in 18th-century French furniture, and Bruno Desnoues, an expert cabinetmaker, explained ...

Renowned French antiques expert has confessed to a multi-million euro fake furniture scam that started out as a joke.

A top French art expert went on trial on Tuesday accused of falsely claiming furniture he built to be from the 18th century that was ... including the Palace of Versailles.

An antiques expert tricked the Palace of Versailles into buying fake 18th century royal chairs, a court has heard. Pontoise ...

Master forger’ Bill Pallot accused of selling ‘perfect fakes’ that were even given official stamp of authenticity by Palace ...

its splendor immediately evoking a bygone era of 18th-century extravagance that eventually met its downfall with the French revolution in 1789. After Versailles became the seat of France’s court ...

Dive into the dramatic world of 18th-century Versailles as Marie Antoinette navigates the complexities of royal life, facing formidable enemies, personal struggles, and the looming threat of ...

In town, the Royal Opera of Versailles, an intimate 18th-century theatre, is one of the most beautiful opera houses in Europe and still in use today. And the Saint-Louis district, a quieter ...

Customers duped by the pieces included the Palace of Versailles along with wealthy ... as "the world's leading expert on the works of 18th-century France", while Paris Match branded him "the ...